Walks you can reach from Battle by train
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Robertsbridge Station Circular via Brightling (Sussex)
7m direct from Battle.
18km. 5h30.
East Sussex countryside, rolling hills, fields, and woodland around Brightling. No lunch stop.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Robertsbridge Station to Uckfield Station (Sussex)
7m direct from Battle.
38km.
Linear walk across East Sussex, farmland, fields, villages, and countryside between Robertsbridge and Uckfield. Can be overgrown.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Stonegate Station to Robertsbridge Station (Sussex)
7m direct from Battle.
14km.
Hilly High Weald, valleys, ridgetop village, hornbeam woods, country estate, and panoramic ridge views. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Robertsbridge Station to Wadhurst Station (Sussex)
7m direct from Battle.
21km.
Hilly Wealden pasture and woodland, panoramic valley views, converted oast houses, cobnut orchard, back lanes with wildflower verges, and reservoir shoreline. Can be muddy.
A variant of Etchingham to Wadhurst via Ticehurst – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Etchingham Station to Wadhurst Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Battle.
17km.
Hilly Wealden pasture and woodland, panoramic valley views, converted oast houses, cobnut orchard, back lanes with wildflower verges, and reservoir shoreline. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Etchingham Station Circular (Sussex)
15m direct from Battle.
22km.
High Weald, rolling hills, woods, Sussex Border Path, and quiet farmland. Can be muddy.
A variant of Wadhurst Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Winchelsea Station to Hastings Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Battle.
Tough: steep ascents. 18km. 4h–7h.
A rambler favourite!
Highlights: Hastings.
Lunch stops: the New Beach Club (1h30–2h30 in), or the Cove (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Jolly Fisherman, the Lord Nelson, the Royal Standard, the London Trader, the Hastings Arms, Ye Olde Pumphouse, the Cutter, or the Albion.
Hastings Station to Rye Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Battle.
19km. 6h.
A rambler favourite! Clifftop coastal path, steep climbs, remote naturist beach, flat marshland, ancient hilltop towns, and panoramic viewpoints. Crumbly cliff edges.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hastings Station Circular via Fairlight Glen Beach (Sussex)
15m direct from Battle.
13km.
Hilly clifftop path, steep glens, shingle and sandy beach, forested inland valleys, coastal headlands, bracken, and eroding cliffs. Crumbly cliff edges.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Eastbourne Station to Hastings Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Battle.
26km.
Flat coastal seafront promenades, shingle beach, sandy beach at low tide, sea wall paths, quiet coast roads, and low cliffs. Shingle heavy going.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Three Oaks Station to Hastings Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Battle.
13km.
Varied hilly terrain, woods, cliff-top coast path, steep ascents and descents, and old town. Steep ascents and descents.
A shorter variant of Winchelsea to Hastings via Three Oaks – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Cooden Beach Station to Hastings Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Battle.
11km.
Seafront promenade, sandy paths, secluded bays, low cliffs, and Hastings promenade.
A shorter variant of Eastbourne to Hastings via Bexhill – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.